Planning application
4 Kipling Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Xg
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension and garage conversion
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3492
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3492
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 22 Nov 2016
- Validated
- 23 Nov 2016
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2016
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 4XG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Nov 2016
Received by St Albans
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23 Nov 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2016
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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11 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 19 December 2016, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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